Bead threading or display box



Sept. 11, 1923. 1,467,352

W. W. EOLLS BEAD THREADING- OR DISPLAY BOX 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed March14 1922 H Hf Sept. l1, 1923. I E

W. W'. BOI-.LSl

BEAD THREADING OR DISPLAY BOX Filed March 14 1922 2 sheetsnsheetf-,a

I gnou/hic@ v Patented Sept. l1, 1923.

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WILLIAM W, BOLLS, OF WASHINGTONQDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

BEADl Tnnmnrne on DISPLAYA Box.

Application med March 14, 1922: serial Nd. 543,6321

T 0 all whom it may ,'cornccm:

Be it known that I, AWILLIAM W. Bonns,-

a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, District ofColumbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BeadThreading or Display Boxes, `of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovements in displayboxes, and

pertains more especially to boxes which are capable of multitudinoususes as for instance the display of merchandise of various characters;ladies work boxes, bead threaders and toilette boxes, as willbe morefully hereinafter set forth in greater detail.

The primary object of the invention isf to provide a box struct-urewherein the box proper is equipped with a cover serving 4to protect thecontents against dirt, dust and varying climatic conditions; which coverupon removal serves as a means for rotatably supporting the box so thatthe contents of the latter can be selectively brought to lie directly infront of the user so as to be more readily accessible for pun pose ofinspection or removal.

A further object of the invention is tot provide a structure whereinlatching means is provided to hold the box against rotation followingmovement thereof, and to easily release the box and allow of freerotation,

without the separate. operation' or manipuf.

lation of the latching means.

Still further, the invention aims to provide a box cover having a fingerengagingv knob to allow of-easy removal of the cover, which knob alsoforms a journal for rotat ably supporting the box.

Still further *the invention aims to provide' i Figure 3, is a top planview of a box having partitions therein;

Figure 4, is a top plan view of tl1e`invention .as applied ito a vbeadthreader;

vFigurenmis a section on line 5 5 of .Fig-

ure 4; A

gigure 6is a side elevation of Figure 4,

. Figure 7, is a reduced top planviewfofi- `the cover. i i

l,In proceeding in accordance with the present invention a box 1 isprovided having acover 2 which parts may be made of tin or othersuitable nia-terialsuch -as glass, pottery, Celluloid, silver, nickel,or wood. `Theboxfis formed with a central struck-out concavp-convex part3 forming a downwardly facing socket, while the cover is formed with asimilar struck-out part 4 forming kan up;

wardly projecting combined hand knob and journal. For the purpose offacilitating gripping of the knob b-y the fingers same .may be `formedwith opposed finger-receivv ing depressions 5 as depicted in `the draw-Normally thecover seats on the` box lso as to protect the contents ofthe latter, and when it is desired to expose *the contents the cover isremoved and the box superimposed thereon with the knob 4 projecting intothe socket 3 as illustrated in Figure l of the drawings. For the purposeof holding the lbox in a true horizontal plane and for.- .allowing sameto be more freely rotated, the coverv may be'provided` with a 'circularseries of small spaced struck-outl teats k6 having rounded domes thatengage the under face of the box bottom and functionas ranti-frictionbearings.

The invention also provides meansr to latch the box against freerotation by holdingvsame in anyvselected position to which the box maybe rotated and accordinglythe vbottom of the box isprovided with a latchformed by al circular or ring likedepression or groove 7, with thecentral portion within the groove bowed upwardly to forma downwardlyfacing keeper 8 which receives one lof the teats 6 and by frictionalengagement therewith holds the box against rotation. Theweight of ythebox vcontents will obviously exert sufIicien-t pressure to cause thekeeper to friotionally enga-ge against the teatso as to effectivelylatch the box, while still permitting the box to be rotated with theexpenditure of but slight force. The invention proposes use ofthe boxfor all purposes which ordinary boxes are capable of: use for,yforinstance byvusingpartitions or division plates 9 of any number asdepicted in Figure 3, the box may be used to contain toilet sets orarticles,- ladiessewi'ngor ,em-- broidery sets, or confectionery, thebox serving both to display the 'contents'when' on sale and tothereafter be used by the purchaser in preserving or storing such con-Atents.

AS illustrated in Figurel, the box vis pro vided ywith. a domelikefiller 10 upon which V`Yvarious artioles'linay be suitably 4support- :edfor display bythe merchant. Vstance watches fand other articles of, jew

i. elry; druggistsY supplies such as ltooth n:brushes,pipes and cigaror' cigarette holdarranged and ldisplayed onifthe filler.

' rim l1 'of thebox'is vertically slitted at 12 'andat regularfintervalsto admit a needle,

a preferably YwoodenA block 13, secured `by .sli'ellac beinggarrangedwithin thejbo'x and i "provided with a series of spaced curved wells y14which open through the block periphery,

turbing the beadsin the other wells. Inf' Iuse,"'tlie box is rotated tobring the beads in Ithe desired well in front of the user, where-`1`-the wells'having enlarged curved upperends l'ii'wliicli are ofdownwardly converging format-ionl so as to direct they beads downwardly.The center of the block has a large circular compartment 16 for storingbeads. As

I"shown lin `Figure 7 the toplias a pouring Aliole'l, which can beturned to register' with the various wells to enable the beads thereofto be emptied'tlierefrom without dis-L upon'the needle is thrust intothe slot. of

'that well to pick up or thread a bead thereon.i the needle beingfinally moved upn'fardly vuntil out of the slot,all as more particularlyVdescribed in my Patent No., 1,417,713 ofv May 30, 19:22.

It is however to be expresslyunderstood j that the inventionissusceptible of all of fthe various uses to which display boxes andVarticle containers and the'like are capable of, land accordinglytlierecited i'nstances'of use are to vbe considered in the light of ex`yamples yand not exhaustive enumeration of '66 allpossible uses to whichthe invention may be' put.

' Whatfisx'claimed is: l "1'. 1n a box, a'b'ody having a downwardlyfacing socket formed in4 its bott-'o m, acover "viffor the boxhavinga'knob extending. up-` 'into the socket so as to rotatably support vthebody with the bottom thereof resting on said bearings, and a latchintegral with fthe bottom'fof; the;v body and `having a socket forreceiving and frctionally engaging one -oftlie:bearings to hold the bodyagainst rotation.

` 2.7111 a box, a body having a downwardly facing socket formed in itsbottom, a cover for the,box having a knob extending up- `wardly from'itsupper'ffaceand having a circular ,seriesA ofV teats Qsur'rounding .;theknob and rounded to form, Vanti .'-if'riction rfb'ea'rings, Vthe knobbeing formedv to j extend into-the socket so asmto rotatably supporttlieybody" with `theY bottom thereof resting on 'said' bearings, andmeans on the body to Ail-"riction'ally engagel oneof the Ibearings toho'ld the'body against rotation. y;

"In a b ox, a bodyfha'vinga socket iniits bottom, a cover for the'boxhaving a knob extending upwardly 'from its upper face and receivable inthe socket lso as" to rotatably .l supporttlie body froniythe cover,andmeans V b etweenfthe body and'cover to hold the body againstrotationY relative to the cover. nalin' av box, aI body/having a socketin its bottom, `a cover v*for'the Abox having a rknob extending upwardlyfrom its upper face and receivable i'nfthe'socketsodas to rotatablysupport the body'fromy the cover,

and frictional means betweeny the body and cover to hold the bodyagainst rotation relfr active to the cover and to allow of rotationofthe body Vupon `'exerting pressure on the latter. 'l

In a box, a' body, a cover therefor, and

vrmeans. between tlie'body and cover'to ro- Vtatably 'mount the bodyvonthe 'cover upon removal 'of the latter.

'6. ln a box, a body, a cover therefor, one ot said partsh'aving aknobgand the other .a socket to t'iirnably receive the knob,

whereby to enable the body to be rotatably supportedl by the cover uponremoval of the lat-ter.`

7. In a box, a body, a cover therefor,

*means* betweentlie body and cover to ro- 'needle-receiving, slits in,its rim, a member in the boxf having bead-receiving 'wellsa'lined/,withthe respective slots, a cover for the bo'x body, andfmea'ns between the body and cover for rotatably supporting the bodyfrom the cover.

9. In a box, a body having a' series of bead compartments therein andhaving a needle-receiving slot for each compartment, a cover for thebody, and means to rotatably support the body from the cover uponremoval of the latter.

l0. In a box, a body having a series of separate compartments on itsinterior, a

cover for the body, and interengaging means between the body and coverwhereby upon removal of the cover the body may be superposed thereon androtatably supported thereby.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature.

WILLIAM W. BOLLS.

